Month: July 2015

This week, the Vice President and Deputy Director of the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a correspondence to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMS) revealing concern over the implementation of Health Plan Identification numbers (HPIDs) […]

Being compliant with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules can be a challenge for all organizations, regardless of size. However, smaller healthcare providers tend to have more issues. Budgets tend to be tighter, and a lack […]

In May, The University of Rochester Medical Center experience a data violation after a member of staff took the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients to a new employer, The employee in question, who was […]

July 16, 2015HIPAA NewsComments Off on ePHI Security Compliance Audit Report Published by New York State Comptroller

A recent ePHI data security audit completed by the New York Office of the State Comptroller has seen Roswell Park Cancer Institute pass with no HIPAA violations identified. The healthcare provider was commended for the […]

Two employees who retained the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients after their employment at Arkansas Children’s Hospital was terminated, did not violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) according to a rulign […]

The FCC has recently clarified it the rules regarding HIPAA and patient telephone calls, but fails to properly consider automated telephone calls. There has been some confusion reported by healthcare authorities over the rules regarding […]